HVd.c. generating stations are advantageous for power transmission over lon
g distances. In the case of remote generation, the possibility of operating
these systems with generation and rectification equipment intimately conne
cted, with the a.c. filters removed, has been discussed frequently in the p
ast, with its many advantages presented, but as yet without such a system b
eing realized. Among other concerns, it would seem that the removal of the
a.c. filters is not feasible. In this paper a new configuration is proposed
, whereby harmonics are eliminated within the converter, and thus the a.c.
filters may be removed without further implications. (C) 2001 Elsevier Scie
nce B.V. All rights reserved.